Reviews Food By John Lawson

The food here is Michelin three star quality, meaning that you can't find better. The ingredients are treated with respect and an enormous amount of effort goes into their preparation, which left me happy with the size of the (not inconsiderable) bill at the end. What separates this from a starred restaurant is all about the physical stuff: environment, service etc which is fine by me. This is not Nouvelle Cuisine. The tasting menu is small portions, but the quantity and pace means that you can enjoy each fully. Someone who prefers quantity to quality should probably not eat here, nothing was served with chips, either. The dishes reflect what is possible with the ingredients chosen by the chef, again this determines the palette, it would be fascinating to return another season, like spring, to see what has been done. I was driving so didn't drink, but I can thoroughly recommend the house Mocktail, my wife enjoyed the wine. The waiting staff were local and friendly. All in all one of the best food experiences I've had.

An excellent meal in this sustainable and ethical gem of a restaurant hiding behind the most modest of entrances. Friendly staff serve up inventive dishes that follow the seasons. We had the 3 course Sunday lunch and left 2 hours later very happy and very satisfied.

A really nice menu and the staff are clearly passionate about the ethos of the restaurant. Every detail to supporting local businesses and sustainability is incredible even the plates from a local store with prints from local shells. The food was also very flavoursome. Wine was perfect too. Really affordable and great to be supporting local whilst doing it. Highly recommend and I hope to see more venues open across the UK.

A Seasonal Success… So, if you are seeking a hearty meal then please move on, this is about the science of diverse micro digestion and an exploration of flavours, with the additional of flavour explosions that tantalise, excite and unite! Thanks John, we will be back soon!

We had the 4 course Friday evening menu (that changed every 6 weeks!) and had a really great time! Service and ambiance were spot-on, it is very clear to see that somebody poured all of their love into this little box of culinary wonders. The wine matching was great as well. The food was exceptionally light, so to be perfectly honest, after the second dish we got quite drunk. Keep that in mind when you’re not too hard-drinking ;)! The only constructive feedback I would have is that for some dishes it would be great to know the order in which way these should be eaten. For example we had a umami tomato flanked by two other small dishes, and we should have eaten the tomato last as its umami-ness covered over the taste of the two other things. Altogether still a very nice experience and great for people wo wish to have gluten free and white castor sugar free, healthy food experience they will remember.